Press Association
Saturday, 3 October 2009
An air hostess who sunbathed in some of the world's hottest destinations has died of skin cancer at 25, it has emerged.
Air hostess dies of skin cancer .Virgin worker Hayley Birch developed the disease just under two years ago after bronzing herself in places like Las Vegas, Dubai and Australia.
Her mother Penny, from Solihull in the West Midlands, said her daughter would often top up her tan on rest days between flights.
"It just seems so cruel and so very unfair," she told The Daily Express. "She was doing a job she absolutely adored and had her whole life ahead of her."
Miss Birch died last week, just days before a fund-raising ball she organised was due to take place.
Her family has vowed the event will go ahead as planned, raising money for Birmingham Queen Elizabeth Hospital's Skin Cancer Research Fund.
The hostess' cancer battle started in December 2007 after she discovered a mole on her leg. It was found to be cancerous and removed.
Six months later she discovered a lump in her groin, which was also taken off. But the cancer soon spread to her stomach, neck and armpits.
Miss Birch, who worked for Virgin for four years, started a course of chemotherapy but was told earlier this year that her cancer was terminal.
Her mother said: "She did enjoy sunbathing and would often top up her tan on rest days between flights."
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